1. Using NCAT’s Course Planning Tool

2. What is the issue?
Course Redesign requires the redesign to “save resources”

3. What is the issue?
Course Redesign requires the redesign to “save resources”
Who knows what resources are involved in offering your course?

4. What is the issue?
Course Redesign requires the redesign to “save resources”
Who knows what resources are involved in offering the course?
Understanding this helps inform the redesign
Determining the correct model
Rethinking roles
Introducing appropriate technology---or not
Understand the costs to the student

5. Course Planning Tool (CPT)
The CPT consists of four worksheets:
Instructional Costs per Hour - This worksheet is used to determine all personnel costs associated with preparing and delivering the course and to express each kind of cost as an hourly rate.

6. What You Will Need to Calculate Instruction Costs
Access to average compensation (salary + benefits) for each class of instructor
Estimate of time devoted to instruction for each instructor
Estimate of time devoted to one section of this course
If possible, use institutional effort reporting structure

7. Course Planning Tool (CPT)
The CPT consists of four worksheets:
Instructional Costs per Hour - This worksheet is used to determine all personnel costs associated with preparing and delivering the course and to express each kind of cost as an hourly rate.
Traditional Course - This worksheet is used to determine the activities involved in and the costs of preparing and delivering the course in its traditional format.

9. Course Planning Tool (CPT)
The CPT consists of four worksheets:
Instructional Costs per Hour - This worksheet is used to determine all personnel costs associated with preparing and delivering the course and to express each kind of cost as an hourly rate.
Traditional Course - This worksheet is used to determine the activities involved in and the costs of preparing and delivering the course in its traditional format.
Redesigned Course - This worksheet is used to determine the activities involved in preparing and delivering the course in its redesigned format when it is fully operational.
Annual Cost Comparison – This worksheet is used to compare the costs of the traditional course and the cost of the redesigned course. The outcome is the cost-per- student for both the traditional and the redesigned course.

11. Details
CPT, Detailed Instructions for filling out spreadsheets, Cost Reduction Strategies, and Illustrations all can be found at

12. What’s Not Included Space and other capital, one time, costs
Specific software and institutional IT components
Personnel with new roles
Redesign development costs

13. What’s Not Included? Space and other capital, one time, costs
Specific software and institutional IT components
Personnel with new roles
Redesign development costs
Savings not directly related to costs involved in offering the course